Shifting and skidding device for use with hoisting jacks and the method of using it



Feb. 20, 1940. E KEATOR 2,191,279 SHIFTING AND SKIDDING DEVICE FOR USE WITH HOISTINGv JACKS AND THE METHOD OF USING IT Filed April 12, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Feb. 20, 1940. E, O K 2,191,279

SHIFTING AND SKIDDING DEVICE FOR USE WITH HOISTING JAGKS'AND THE METHOD OF USING IT Filed April 12, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 "Patented Feb, 20, 1946 WITH;

orsrrrNG JAOKS-I METH D FQUS G V THE W A Edward- Keator," Dayton, Ohio ApplicationlApri-l 12,1938; SeriaI No': -11630;

I 1's Claims. (o1; 2

with a single; setting of. the foot-of. the'jackh Another object of the. inventionresidesin the method of shifting" ,a track. in "which; material. is

placed at; the, side, of the track andrthesltrack.

jacked laterally so as 'to shift the track rails; and the ties; to: move and sprea-dzjthe. material that has been placed at the side of the track...

Another objectof the-"invention is tozspread .29 and. level off by means. of the; track itself the material onwhich: the in ackv is. being shifted; to raise. or lower the; track to; conform; to, predetermined grades, and; to surface the track to .take'outzyerticatldips and riseauallbeing; accom- ,plished concurrently-1 and simultaneously; with shifting, and :without the assistance ofganyzof I the usual picks, shovels bars-,,spreaden machines or track machines Y .g; i

vOther; objects and: advantages of the invention '30 e pp ent fr0m .the following description,

the appended claims; and the "accompanying draw s.v

a In accordance with the present. invention, ,ex-

cavated material such as-earlth; and, rocks which is to. be disposed of is carried on carsover a railroad trackand is dumped. alongside of the traclcat the point of. disposal to create oraugment. a fill. As the dirt is-dumped therocksand heavygflarger portions will naturallyzgravitate down tothebottomof the mound that is'forme'd at-the side. of. the track, while thesmaller: pieces remainl near the top of the mound, When a certain. amount of material has been dumped at thesida of. the track; the track is 'shiftedbodily 5 my the. direction in: which the fill-is being; cone structedand the material is thereby leveled-by jacking. the rail of they trackwhich. is: adjacent the mound so as to shift the track rails and: the ties in. a substantially horizontal direction and 59 thus movegthe'upper portion of the dumpedmaterial alongwhile moving the track overo'nto thelower portion of. the materiaL dumped. The track is shifted before there isabroad expanse oflfill." at. the side of. the track so thatthere'will not be an; unusually large amountqof material seat/i n case the jack is improperly'set.

to-be pushede aheadiof the trams. the track 'is' lacked along, laterally; I In;theWdrawings I-inl which. the apparatus and .the method otoperatiomareillustratecl,

Fig. t :illustrates'a: fixturerto be clamped to 5 Y I one of; the ".rails'of. a track. and which serves as.

j Fig, 2 is an. elevational View of: a: track: jack such aamight be usdg; I

,Eigs.l-3- and. L respectively illustrate the; be -l0 ,ginning and; ending; oil the first shift. of the track;

Eigr 5. shows thecompletionof the second or subsequent sh-iftingq step, with 't-hefootoflthe jack; irrthesa-me placejit occupied inithe shifting -IE .steprillustratedinlFigs. 3 and igand" v Fig. 6; illustrates -a thirdior later; step in the -mlovement of .thegtrack the foot of the jackistill being i-n the-sa-me-position.

we Referring more pa-rticularly-to the drawings, 0 the fixture whichisadapted. to clampedto .oneof the rails ot the track toiserve as a'jack abutment-comp ises two principal; parts indicated e re t e r t A: a :T :D mlQ 5$ horizon-tally extending members"6-a, the. upperedges of .which are adapted torbear against. the

underside ofthe; base. or. a rail. These: members are united. by a: web 1 Amupwardly extending rnember't -hasa.lip ly3 adaptedito hook over. the l edgegiof the: le a s .ev or the rail. asindicated in Figs. 0 .3 jt'ot- The part. B hasahorizontall members IZ I JZ' adaptedto bear against the under side of the. base, of the rail, opposite. the-- part A,; and ,also-has an. upwardly"extending;.mernber 9 that carries: a lip: l3'j which; hooks overtthe' edge: of 5 the rail baseas shown. in! Figs.. 3.- to 6;; These parts, AandB, are united by a bolt '8..- that passes "through the web I and through the member 9, v

the nut l-ll engaginggthe bolt. and, tightly'clampingf the two parts. tothe rail-.5 Err-tending sub-[ 4 .stantial1y horizontallyfrorruthe part Aaifs; an arm 3} the end of which is provided witha'aseator tended as the abutment. for amok; and the lugs lserve to: prevent the jack from" slipping?v off, the .45

As shown in Fig. 4, the; jack) is. provided. with a rackl9- thatcanbe extended step by s tepg in the body. or; housing-g lit, by'means of. thelever [8. The. rack. maybegtripped andiretractedpinto the "'50 housing! At .its lower end the rack lz-9 rca-rries a: laterally proificting shoe l5; and at itsqupper end it carries ahead I: ,.Ei ther the-shoe or thehead; ,can he. usedin. the-: jacking: operatiom, and

.m m ar k s s ra e mun-yextended,

the positions of the shoe and head when the rack is retracted being indicated by dotted lines. The stroke of the rack is limited by the slot l4, see Fig. 2, in which the shoe l5, attached to the rack, moves. Usually the stroke of the rack is about equal to a little more than half of the length of the rack.

Fig. .3 shows the start of the first step in shifting the track. The jack is set inan inclined position with the shoe 15 against the abutment I and .the foot of the-jack on the ground. The lever I8 is then operated to extend the jack until the rack has completed its stroke, thus shifting the track to the position it occupies in Fig. 4. In this movement of the track, the dirt that has been dumped at the side of the track is pushed along by the ends of the ties and by the rail itself, the jacking pressure serving to move the tiesin the general direction of their length or at a suitable angle to the horizontal where it is desired to surface the track;that is eliminate the dips and rises at the same time the track is shifted and by the same'operation elevate the rail to which the jacking pressure is applied. Setting the jack in an oblique position imparts to the track a tilting lift to allow the material of the fill to flow under the ties and thus'compensate for subsequentsettling of the material so that the desired elevation of the track may be secured and eliminating the need for subsequently'tamping material under the ties or subsequently surfacing the track.

The length of the extension 3 of the fixture A--B ismade such'that having shifted the track to the position shown in Fig. 4, retraction of the rack will bring its head far enough back to permit the head to drop behind the head 20 of the rail, the foot of the jack remaining where it was when the first shift of the track was effected. Then by again operating the lever I8 the track can be shifted asecond stage Only one or two jacks arerequired 'fo r'the track shifting operation for shifting an entire line of track. Preferably two jacks are employed simultaneously, spaced apart a distance of ten to twenty feet along the rail being jacked. Obviously this is a simple operation and is effected with very little labor. Not only isit unnecessary to find a new 'footing for the jack, but the labor of fixing the jack up and resetting itis eliminated, and the ground under the'jack having been compacted by the first shift will not compress much further during the second'shift. After compression of the second shift, retraction of therack brings the head l1 back far enough so that it can drop behind the abutment I so that the jack, with the same footing, can be used to shift the track a third step.

It will be. noticed that each successive shift of the track is made with the jack less inclined so that the track tilting effect becomesless with each shift. e

In carrying out the method it is preferred that only enough'material be dumped at the side of the track so that with but three shifts with a common jack base setting the track can catch up with the fill, and the ends'of the ties will then be adjacent the edgev of the fill. More material is then dumped at the side of the track and the fill builtup and the as before.

track shifted onto the new-fill Referring to'Fig. 1 it will be noted thatthe part B of the fixture'-A-B carries a plate I I. This plate H is of suflicient size to almost reachthe distance between adjacent ties, and serves to push material from between the ties at the jack location as the track is shifted, maintaining this space between the ties more or less unobstructed and pushing the dirt ahead of it as the track is shifted so that the jack-can be set for shifting without digging a hole for it. Furthermore with a fixture A-.B at the location of each tie space along the length of the track the entire track can be kept substantially on top ofthe fill and the shifting made easier.

As the rails may not be always shaped like the rail shown, the abutment for the jack head I! may be provided on the part A, which as shown is provided with a flange or lug 4 extending substantially horizontally from the vertical member 5. This flange can thus be used for an abutment in lieu of the rail head 28, and in moving the track the jack may be set so that in the first shift the shoe l5 of the jack bears on the abutment i, and in the second shift the head ll of the jack may bear against the second abutment 4. In the third shift the head l'i may bear on the abutment l. The distance between the abutments I and 4. or between the abutment 'l and the track, is'preferably a little less than the stroke of the rack so that after the rack has been shifted one stroke and the rack has been lowered there will be a clearance between the head H of the rack and the abutment i. This clearance is provided since the track may spring back slightly. after. the rack is tripped at the end of a movement, and tofacilitate the dropping of the head I! behind the abutment 4 after the first shift. In practice about an inch or possibly two inches of clearance may be provided for. That is, the distance from the abutment l to the abutment 4 may be one or two inches less than the stroke of the rack. I

Where the rail is used as the second abutment for the jack, the fixture A may be dispensed with, this part being illustrated in the drawings although it is not always necessary to use it.

While the method herein described, and the form of apparatus for carrying this method into efiect, constitute preferredembodimentsof the tending laterally with reference to said rail, the

end of said extension serving as an abutment against which the shoe is adapted to bear, the

distance from said abutment to the rail being such that, with a single setting of the foot'of'the jack, when the rack has been extended to its limit with the shoe bearing on said abutment, retraction of the rack will bring it into such position, longitudinally, that its head can-engage the rail, to the .end that a secondextenjsion of the rack will move the tracka second stage. j

2. Apparatus for shifting a railroad track laterally, comprising a jack having a movable rack carrying ahead and a shoe, a fixture to attach to a rail of such track, comprising a'member ex-' tending laterally with reference to the railpthe end of sa'idextension serving as an abutment against which the shoe is adapted to bear, the

' movement laterallyv onto-the new :fill comprising jack footing:

'terial by the track and ties..

placing material at the side of the track so as to build a moundcloseto the side of the track and extending above the top ofthe ties and engaging the ends of the track ties, then jacking the, rail laterally to forcefithe ends of the-ties through the placed material and forcing the top 13. Themethod of building. afill and bodily moving a long portion of the track aconsiderable distance inexcess of a mere track aligning movementiaterally onto the new fill which comprises transporting -'material over a track and dumping the material at one side of the, track to form a mound parallel to the track length immediately adjacent the track and projectingyabove the level of the ties, then; jacking the rail 01 the track which is adjacent the mound, to shift the track rails and ties in a substantially hori- 'zontal direction through: the material dumped and therebytmove and spread the dumped ma- 14. .The' method of building a 1111 and. bodily moving along portion of the track a considerable distancein excessof a mere track aligning movement laterally onto the newfill'which comprises transporting material over a track and dumping the material at one sideof the track to. forma amound parallel tothe track length immediately adjacentlthe track with the bottom of the mound below the levelof thetrack and withth'e-top-zof the mound'projecting above the level of the ties, then jacking therail of the "track which is adjacent the mound to shift the track rails and ties in a substantially horizontal direction and thereby level and spread the dumped materialxuntil the ends of the tiesare adjacent the edge of the The method-mfybuilding a fill and-bodily amoving a long portion-of the; track a considerable distance inexcessofra mere: track aligning movementvlaterallyonto-thenew fill which comprises transporting.materialqovertaitrack and dumping -.the,. material at: one si'deof thetrack' to form a moundr parallel,toythe::track length immedia ely 1 adjacent r the -track and extending .downwa dly to; a point .below; the levelof thetrack and projectingwabovewthelevel of the ties, =then jacking the rail: ofthe tracki'which' is; adjacentthe mound to shift the track rails andties substantially horizontallyther'eby moving, and spreading the dumped material bythe-tra'ck and ties, and conconiitantly-cpushing.a substantial portion of f the, material :that isprovided 1. between the ties along. with the-adjacent material at the side of the trackto maintain the-ties of the, track substantially onrtop of thefill, I

16; The -methodof building a ,fill and bodily {'20 7 moving a long portionjofthe track a considerable distance in'excess of a mere track aligning move -ment laterally onto the new fill which comprises transporting material, over a track and, dumping the materialiat one side of r the track to form a' '2 mound parallel to the, track length immediately adjacent theltrack with the bottom of the mound below the? level ofthe trackand with the top of the mound above the'bottom of the ties and ,engagingth'er ends of the track ties, then jaeking tlb the rail which is" adjacent? the dumped material to apply a moving landilifting :force at an inclination coordinated with the desired trackheight and thus shift the tiespsubstantially in the direction of their length through the dumped material and laterally over ton the material while concomitantly pushing portions of the material by the ends ofthetiesu'" I. WA D o KEATOR. 1 

